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http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/roch/blog/2008/03/four_cuts.html

The Orioles have sent four players to their minor league camp, including Hayden Penn, who was competing for a job as the fifth starter or a long reliever.

Also cut were pitchers Fredy Deza and Bob McCrory and catcher Zach Dillon, who joined the team after Ryan Hubele retired.

I don't think he was given a fair shot at the fifth starter role, but he will probably get a chance to earn a call up at some point this year.

I guess that's not unreasonable considering how little he pitched last year.

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I dont think he was given a fair shot, but, he should go to Norfolk for at least a month and just pitch. After the AFL, he needed to go to Norfolk and just pitch to show he can get people out.

I am sure he will be up again at some point this season, so not really a big deal.

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Norfolk has the potential to have a pretty good rotation:

Penn

Liz

Albers

Olsen

Johnson?

that's my guess at the rotation too. Although I think Albers might stick with the big club, depending on the whole numbers games. But I almost think Trembley is practically handing Burress the job; he'll have to really have a bad spring to or somebody's going to have to really impress for that to change.

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The early cut tells me the Orioles really believed he needed more minor league time this year before coming back up. It appears that Albers and Burres are now the two front runners for the 5th starters job and both might end up in the rotation if Loewen can't go.

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The early cut tells me the Orioles really believed he needed more minor league time this year before coming back up. It appears that Albers and Burres are now the two front runners for the 5th starters job and both might end up in the rotation if Loewen can't go.

Gallagher is going to be the 5th starter...Burres to the BP.

Albers goes to AAA for now.

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What was his reasoning? I didn't see it any where?

Reasoning is probably that he has options left. And a few more starts in the minors wouldn't hurt him. Probably want to see how he takes it a little bit. Some minor league starts wouldn't be too bad. He'll be in the rotation sometime this year, whether because of ineffectiveness or injuries.

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The early cut tells me the Orioles really believed he needed more minor league time this year before coming back up. It appears that Albers and Burres are now the two front runners for the 5th starters job and both might end up in the rotation if Loewen can't go.

The "cut" feelings I agree with. I think that Burres is destined for the bullpen, though, as a swing man and for long relief. I honestly think that the 5th spot battle is down to Olson and Albers. Olson is starting today.

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It's obvious that they really don't like Penn. Makes you wonder if he's trade bait at some point.

That's kind of silly to say. I don't think they are going to keep someone from helping out the team just because they don't like him.

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